Browsing by Author "Abdulbaqi Toyin Abdulrahim"

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    Challenges of ICT Tools for Managerial Functions in Private Secondary Schools
    (2024-04) Abdulbaqi Toyin Abdulrahim; Hameed Olalekan Bolaji
    The study examined the challenges of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools for managerial functions among private secondary school administrators in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used in the paper. Using a standardized questionnaire, the principals of the private secondary schools in the Ilorin Metropolis provided the data. The total population of Private Secondary Schools within Ilorin Metropolis is 141. The entire population was used as a sample for the study. Findings from the study showed that the majority of the respondents strongly disagreed that there is a non-availability of computers in private secondary schools. The respondents disagreed with the unavailability of internet services in the Ilorin metropolis. The majority of the respondents agree that inadequate Information and Communication Technology tools in private secondary schools. The study concluded that fear of technology use among principals, inadequate Information and Communication Technology tools, and power failure are the challenges confronting the effective use of ICT among principals in private secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis. The paper recommended that the proprietors of private secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis should procure more Information and Communication Technology tools. Computer literacy experts should be appointed as the principal. The management should introduce solar energy to save the school from the interrupted power supply.
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    Evaluating the quantity of sewage disposal for biogas production in University of Maiduguri students hostels, Nigeria
    (2025) Abubakar Sadiq Imam; Abdulbaqi Toyin Abdulrahim; Mohammed Ben Oumarou; Ibrahim Salihu
    The price rise of fuels has stimulated a trend towards the use of alternative energy sources like biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, etc. Global energy crisis has generated interest in the use of human and animal waste which is a biomass source, as a substitute to fossil fuel for biogas generation. There is now a consensus in Nigeria, that renewable energy can play a significant role in the overall energy development of the nation. This study presents the quantity of sewage generated and deposited at the University of Maiduguri for biogas production. The sewage deposit is situated behind the works department of the university. This waste is channel to the deposit site from the student hostels of the University by a well designed sewage system. The total number of persons on the sewage system of the University of Maiduguri is obtained from the Student Affairs Division of the University as the sewage system connects only the students hostels but the actual number of students that used the hostel toilets and the quantity of water used in the toilets are obtained using a questionnaire. The data obtained in this study were recorded, analyzed and presented using Microsoft Excel application. The results of the study revealed that this sewage line serving 8272 students from the hostels generated a total quantity of 235870.38L (235.87m3) sewage per day which has pH value between 6.864 and 6.75. The study confirmed that sewage generated at University of Maiduguri has the potential to be used as resource to produce biogas which is sustainable, safer and cheaper. Use of the sewage for biogas production will also serve as a waste management source for the University.